When Ra.One hit theatres in 2011, it was not like something Bollywood had seen earlier than — a video game-inspired superhero saga that combined sci-fi with Indian household drama? Hell sure. For a lot of, it was additionally a cultural reset; in any case, the place else are you able to discover a movie that options each a Christian and a Hindu funeral?
Now, over a decade later, Shah Rukh Khan has hinted that followers would possibly simply see G.One once more. Throughout a particular fan meet on his sixtieth birthday in Mumbai, the famous person opened up about the potential for a Ra.One sequel and mirrored on why the movie nonetheless holds a particular place in his coronary heart.
“It was very near my coronary heart…”
Talking in regards to the movie, which starred him alongside Arjun Rampal and Kareena Kapoor Khan, SRK stated, “As a result of it was a brand new type of movie, and it was very near my coronary heart. Anubhav (the director) labored actually exhausting to make it. So I used to be anticipating it to begin a brand new pattern. As a result of I all the time really feel that if I make a movie — since my place is so good, and I’ve actually been gifted by God to be on this place — then I ought to make issues that encourage others to make such movies too. As a result of it’s crucial for our nation.”
He additional mirrored on the expectations he had again then: “I believed that once I make Ra.One, everybody would say, ‘It’s a superhero movie!’ Not only a superhero one, nevertheless it was additionally about visible results. Studios would come right here, plenty of issues would change. So sure, it didn’t fairly stay as much as these expectations. However as a movie, it did very nicely. I believe folks cherished it even then.”
SRK went on to share how he believes the movie can be much more appreciated in immediately’s technology-driven world. “And perhaps there have been issues — like PlayStation, video video games, or iPads — that folks weren’t so acquainted with again then. Now we all know way more about all that. Everybody has a smartphone now. Again then, it wasn’t like that. At present, it might in all probability be extra acceptable,” he stated.
And eventually, the actor didn’t rule out the thought of returning as G.One, hinting at a possible sequel if Anubhav have been to revisit the idea. “So sure, if Anubhav ever decides to… as a result of he’s the one who made it, and I believe solely he could make it once more. We labored actually exhausting on it. And God prepared, if the time ever feels proper, we’d do it once more. It’s simpler now anyway,” he stated.
About SRK’s sixtieth birthday
The actor’s sixtieth birthday celebration, held at Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir Auditorium in Bandra yesterday, was nothing wanting cinematic. SRK met greater than 300 followers, lower a spectacular three-tier cake adorned with a golden crown, and celebrated alongside his longtime supervisor, Pooja Dadlani, who additionally shares his birthday.
